Compare Australia and Laos health profiles including life expectancy history, causes of death and population dynamics side by side. Health Data used is WHO 2014 updates, World Bank and the United Nations for population. INSTRUCTIONSUse the list on left to choose a new country and cause of death rank order. Use the list on right to select the Countries you want to compare to. Play or Pause the Dynamic Population Pyramids to enhance your view.

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Australia Population

Laos Population

LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY

GOOD

POOR

AUSTRALIA

LAOS

World Rank

World Rank

Male

Female

All

M

F

All

Male

Female

All

M

F

All

1960

67.8

74.0

70.8

11

7

10

42.2

45.5

43.8

128

125

126

1970

67.8

74.4

71.0

22

17

19

44.7

47.6

46.1

140

139

139

1980

70.9

78.0

74.3

14

9

10

47.8

50.3

49.1

148

148

146

1990

74.0

80.2

77.0

8

8

5

53.4

55.8

54.6

147

148

148

2000

76.7

82.2

79.5

6

6

5

56.5

59.7

58.1

140

142

140

2010

79.6

84.1

81.9

4

7

5

62.0

65.1

63.6

136

137

136

2015

80.9

84.8

82.8

3

7

4

64.1

67.2

65.7

133

138

139

LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE

GOOD

POOR

AUSTRALIA

LAOS

World Rank

World Rank

Male

Female

M

F

Male

Female

M

F

At Birth

80.9

84.8

3

7

64.1

67.2

133

138

Age 5

81.3

85.1

3

7

69.0

71.5

116

134

Age 10

81.3

85.1

3

7

69.3

71.8

116

134

Age 15

81.3

85.1

3

7

69.6

72.1

116

135

Age 20

81.5

85.2

3

7

70.0

72.4

115

135

Age 25

81.6

85.3

3

7

70.5

72.8

116

135

Age 30

81.8

85.4

3

7

71.0

73.2

116

137

Age 35

82.0

85.5

3

7

71.4

73.7

118

137

Age 40

82.2

85.6

3

7

72.0

74.2

120

141

Age 45

82.5

85.8

1

7

72.6

74.9

123

144

Age 50

82.9

86.1

1

7

73.4

75.6

129

146

Age 55

83.4

86.4

1

7

74.5

76.5

134

148

Age 60

84.0

86.8

1

7

75.9

77.6

138

148

Age 65

84.8

87.4

1

7

77.7

79.0

142

148

Age 70

85.8

88.1

1

7

79.8

80.8

143

149

Age 75

87.2

89.1

4

10

82.4

83.0

142

155

Age 80

89.0

90.4

7

14

85.4

85.8

144

154

Age 85

91.4

92.2

16

21

88.9

89.2

152

159

Age 90

94.3

94.9

26

35

92.8

93.1

154

158

Age 95

98.0

98.2

48

52

97.1

97.3

160

157

Age 100

102.1

102.2

65

67

101.6

101.8

165

153

TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH

AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE

PER 100,000 POPULATION

GOOD

POOR

AUSTRALIA

LAOS

TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH

Rate

World Rank

Rate

World Rank

1.

Coronary Heart Disease

54.89

147

135.32

41

2.

Stroke

27.41

162

123.84

49

3.

Alzheimers/Dementia

25.91

12

0.71

159

4.

Lung Cancers

22.62

46

12.94

82

5.

Prostate Cancer

20.14

60

3.52

157

6.

Breast Cancer

18.33

67

9.91

146

7.

Lung Disease

14.93

118

34.40

23

8.

Colon-Rectum Cancers

12.45

52

7.39

85

9.

Diabetes Mellitus

11.05

139

27.80

84

10.

Suicide

10.65

63

8.54

86

11.

Lymphomas

6.96

31

4.34

90

12.

Kidney Disease

6.90

136

17.30

56

13.

Pancreas Cancer

6.77

46

1.05

145

14.

Skin Cancers

6.52

2

0.87

132

15.

Endocrine Disorders

6.07

85

2.40

142

16.

Influenza and Pneumonia

5.74

167

103.64

39

17.

Road Traffic Accidents

5.67

152

21.84

55

18.

Ovary Cancer

5.18

62

4.34

82

19.

Leukemia

5.09

29

3.77

91

20.

Falls

5.02

94

5.76

80

21.

Other Injuries

5.01

150

19.68

42

22.

Hypertension

4.67

160

20.37

55

23.

Liver Cancer

4.35

108

55.58

2

24.

Inflammatory/Heart

4.00

134

5.53

112

25.

Oesophagus Cancer

3.85

57

0.68

157

26.

Liver Disease

3.68

164

15.22

90

27.

Congenital Anomalies

3.54

148

9.07

74

28.

Stomach Cancer

3.41

133

2.46

154

29.

Parkinson's Disease

3.36

26

0.45

152

30.

Drug Use

3.32

28

3.55

25

31.

Bladder Cancer

3.04

57

1.50

112

32.

Other Neoplasms

2.64

85

1.52

127

33.

Oral Cancer

2.46

102

4.08

63

34.

Cervical Cancer

1.99

154

7.81

85

35.

Low Birth Weight

1.92

150

17.45

39

36.

Uterin Cancer

1.85

93

1.42

114

37.

Alcohol

1.43

66

1.69

60

38.

Asthma

1.18

132

25.90

5

39.

Poisonings

1.16

93

0.98

102

40.

Violence

1.15

145

6.66

75

41.

Skin Disease

1.13

105

1.93

83

42.

Epilepsy

1.10

127

1.65

97

43.

Birth Trauma

1.01

133

18.95

24

44.

Rheumatic Heart Disease

1.00

136

10.04

19

45.

Drownings

0.90

152

5.69

55

46.

Peptic Ulcer Disease

0.73

157

9.05

27

47.

Rheumatoid Arthritis

0.50

93

0.37

110

48.

Multiple Sclerosis

0.49

36

0.06

152

49.

Fires

0.48

149

3.64

69

50.

Diarrhoeal diseases

0.32

158

27.96

49

TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE

PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES

AUSTRALIA

LAOS

Deaths

%

Deaths

%

1.

Coronary Heart Disease

21,339

18.06

4,441

10.60

2.

Stroke

10,985

9.30

4,006

9.56

3.

Alzheimers/Dementia

10,752

9.10

22

0.05

4.

Lung Cancers

8,235

6.97

470

1.12

5.

Lung Disease

5,886

4.98

1,104

2.63

6.

Colon-Rectum Cancers

4,566

3.87

267

0.64

7.

Diabetes Mellitus

4,264

3.61

938

2.24

8.

Prostate Cancer

3,676

3.11

46

0.11

9.

Breast Cancer

3,267

2.77

219

0.52

10.

Kidney Disease

2,776

2.35

632

1.51

11.

Suicide

2,679

2.27

422

1.01

12.

Lymphomas

2,595

2.20

171

0.41

13.

Pancreas Cancer

2,470

2.09

41

0.10

14.

Skin Cancers

2,326

1.97

30

0.07

15.

Influenza and Pneumonia

2,213

1.87

5,250

12.53

16.

Endocrine Disorders

2,165

1.83

108

0.26

17.

Falls

1,969

1.67

247

0.59

18.

Hypertension

1,892

1.60

673

1.61

19.

Leukemia

1,878

1.59

203

0.49

20.

Other Injuries

1,730

1.46

1,167

2.79

21.

Liver Cancer

1,504

1.27

2,021

4.82

22.

Road Traffic Accidents

1,394

1.18

1,288

3.07

23.

Parkinson's Disease

1,391

1.18

14

0.03

24.

Oesophagus Cancer

1,380

1.17

25

0.06

25.

Inflammatory/Heart

1,359

1.15

219

0.52

26.

Stomach Cancer

1,222

1.03

92

0.22

27.

Bladder Cancer

1,199

1.02

50

0.12

28.

Liver Disease

1,105

0.94

594

1.42

29.

Other Neoplasms

1,006

0.85

64

0.15

30.

Ovary Cancer

937

0.79

92

0.22

31.

Oral Cancer

845

0.72

153

0.36

32.

Drug Use

816

0.69

177

0.42

33.

Congenital Anomalies

705

0.60

817

1.95

34.

Skin Disease

449

0.38

75

0.18

35.

Alcohol

405

0.34

74

0.18

36.

Asthma

397

0.34

911

2.17

37.

Rheumatic Heart Disease

379

0.32

390

0.93

38.

Uterin Cancer

357

0.30

28

0.07

39.

Low Birth Weight

331

0.28

1,694

4.04

40.

Cervical Cancer

329

0.28

167

0.40

41.

Epilepsy

305

0.26

92

0.22

42.

Poisonings

298

0.25

64

0.15

43.

Violence

278

0.24

390

0.93

44.

Peptic Ulcer Disease

277

0.23

313

0.75

45.

Drownings

216

0.18

394

0.94

46.

Rheumatoid Arthritis

197

0.17

13

0.03

47.

Birth Trauma

174

0.15

1,839

4.39

48.

Multiple Sclerosis

154

0.13

2

0.01

49.

Fires

126

0.11

196

0.47

50.

Diarrhoeal diseases

122

0.10

2,089

4.98

CANCER RANK BY TYPE

AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE

PER 100,000 POPULATION

GOOD

POOR

AUSTRALIA

LAOS

Rate

World Rank

Rate

World Rank

1.

Lung Cancers

22.62

46

12.94

82

2.

Prostate Cancer

20.14

60

3.52

157

3.

Breast Cancer

18.33

67

9.91

146

4.

Colon-Rectum Cancers

12.45

52

7.39

85

5.

Lymphomas

6.96

31

4.34

90

6.

Pancreas Cancer

6.77

46

1.05

145

7.

Skin Cancers

6.52

2

0.87

132

8.

Ovary Cancer

5.18

62

4.34

82

9.

Leukemia

5.09

29

3.77

91

10.

Liver Cancer

4.35

108

55.58

2

11.

Oesophagus Cancer

3.85

57

0.68

157

12.

Stomach Cancer

3.41

133

2.46

154

13.

Bladder Cancer

3.04

57

1.50

112

14.

Oral Cancer

2.46

102

4.08

63

15.

Cervical Cancer

1.99

154

7.81

85

16.

Uterin Cancer

1.85

93

1.42

114

Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.

World Rankings Calculations Are Age Adjusted Death Rates Per 100,000 Population.

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